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Speaking to the Bath Chronicle after a community day at Lampards Buildings, he said: "Operation Hydra was dealing with drugs that were coming in to the area and it's an ongoing fight. It's not something that goes away over night.

Neighbourhood Police Sergeant Jonathan Raisey

"We're continuing to work with the community, building up intelligence and dealing with it wherever we can with ongoing warrants. So it may not be a large day of action but we are still going out there, dealing with information a and when it comes in and when we're able to build enough we're able to do warrants."

"Yes generally [they are reacting positively to the action]. We found especially on the day people wanted to come and speak to us. People are fed up of drug users taking over their area. They want us to sort it out and as long as they are engaging with us it gives us a chance to do that."

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"It's an ongoing challenge, it certainly hasn't gone. It's something we're working with the locals in order to sort out those problems. There are challenges there and the locals will accept that they like to see us down there and like to see us dealing positively with the problems in hand."

Families enjoyed an afternoon in the Lampards Building park on Sunday in an event co-organised by residents, the police, Curo and Avon Fire and Rescue Service.

Mr Raisey said it was "a chance to give something back to the community", adding it was "largely a very successful event" and "something we will look to do more on a regular basis."